St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12
LITERARY LEAVES.

LITERARY LEAVES.
Despite the near approach of warm
weather, when people are supposed to
have little energy for deyOting them
selves to literature except of the light
est kind, the book publishers are never
theleSS quite active.
''The Life of Henry Clay" two
volumes, HOughten. Miffiin s. Co., by
Carl Schurz, is probably the most valu-
able of the recent publications that
have reached the reviewing table. 1t
is contribution to the American states
men series, a series which, of course,
forms a part of every complete library.
Mr.. Schurz is eminently qualified to
handle the subject and he does it adj
mirably. The career of the magnetic
Henry Clay, both private and public, is
well portrayed, There is not a dull
page in the book.
'Down East Latch Strings; Or, Sea-
shore, Lakes and Mountains, by the
Boston d Maine Railroad" The first
and by far the most elaborate summer
excursion book of the season is the one
just issued by the passenger department
of the Boston d Maine railroad. The
volume, which comprises $50 pages, has
advanced beyond the realms of ordinary
giving the experiences OF three friends
at the various mountain and seaside re-
sorts reached by the Boston d Maine
railroad. The book is from the pen of
Ernest IngersOll, and is prOfusely
illustrated with fine engravingS. The
story concerns gentleman and his
wife, who, accompanied by a friend,
make an extended trip northWard.
The whole trip is described, not in the
conventional summer excursion style.
but with thread of romance running
through it that gives it an unusual in
terest. Some of the pen pictures are
the places and scenes alluded to. The
book is handsomely bound, and makes
valuable addition to any library 1t will
be sent by mail to any address for Is
cents, OF may be procured at the ticket
Office of the Boston d. Maine railroad for
the nominal price of 10 cents.
One of the feature of the book is
poem from the hand of Whittier, of
which the following is copy:
Gems Of the Northland, never yet
Were lakes in lovelier valleys set,
CLOSING the granite and the pines
That mark New hampshire mountain lines.
And not less fair the winding ways
Of Casco and Penobscot bays.
They seek for happier shores in vain
Who leave the s,Immar isles of Maine!
John G. Whittier.
Danvers, LIST Mo-, 26, 1887.
''Roundabout to Moscow; an Epi-
curean Journey" by l. B. Boulon, D.
Appleton & Co., is an extremely
interesting book of travel, because, be-
sides being written in gossipy, enter
tanning way, it goes out of the beaten
path and tells the untraveled reader
something fresh about foreign fields.
nt "a inf of no
work is that devoted to portrayal of
Russian life and character.
John Sewer as Commonwealth
Builder by James Gilmore; d. Apple
ton & Co., publishers, treats of the
events following the Revolution in the
South, particularly as relating to the
growth of Kentucky and Tennessee. 1t
is an entertaining narration of border
life in olden days and gives evidence of
having been prepared with conscientious
regard for accuracy.
In Ole Virginia, Marse Chan, and
other stories, by Thomas Nelson Page.
A few years ago young Richmond law
yer published in one of the magazines
story of Virginia life before and during
the war, called Marse- Chan, the strik-
ingly valuable qualities of which, both
as an art work and as peculiarly vivid
reflection, dramatic, tender and pa
thetie, of society that novelists have
tried in vain to picture, were immedi-
ately recognized as placing the author
in the front rank of delineatorS of
Southern life, character and scenes.
This charming piece of work, which was
characterized in q recent magazine az
ticle upon the literary movement
in the South as ''the most exquisite
story of the war that has yet appeared"
was followed by other storieS-''Unc'
Edinburg's Drowndin'," the humor of
which is as delicious as the descriptions
of the Christmas festivities are bright
3 and picturesque; Meh Lady, war
: story that strikes tender chord of feel
ing; Ole 'Stracted, mo Haid Pawn"
and Polly, all of which are now pub
lished in handsome volume by Charles
Scribner'S Sons, the cover of which, in
richlcolors, was designed by the Tiffany
Art company. The beauty of these
stories lies in the freshness of the
familiar ground, and having brought his
figures upon the scene with cOnSum-
mate art. Mr.. Page is not unknown in
st. Paul, where he visited last winter,
and his stories will be read here with
added interest through that fact.
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War,
to be published by the Century COM
1pany by subscription, will contain not
only all the valuable papers by promi-
enent generals ON both sides, already ia
miliar to the readers of the Century, but
also papers not printed in the magazine,
which will form one-third of the whole.
The illustrations will number more than
thousand, including portraits of the
principal participants in the great con-
t1ict. The war series. in the magazine
begins with Gen. Beauregard's paper on
Bull Rum" but the book will describe
events preceding the first great battle.
.'Rolland Bane, a Thrilling Romance
of the Hazel Mountains of Pennsyl-
yania," a poem by Dr.. T. j. Pearce, of
st. Paul, is curious bit Of writin g, of
still more curious matter and cOnstruc-
ton, which deals of the adventures of a
wonderful young physician in WON
derful way. 1t may not possess much
practical merit, but it has action enough
to satisfy the most critical.
''The Propagation of Plants" by An
dres S. Fuller, published by o. Judd
company, New York, is a popular botan-
ical treatise, which is instructive for the
gardeneras we'll as the technical bot
auist
"Who- Is. John Noman?" by G. 81.
Beckett CasSell. 8kCo., is an interesting
story Of mystery and adventure, written